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A scene with Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, and Ray Bolger

CAST: Judy Garland as Dorothy, Ray Bolger as The Scarecrow, Jack Haley as The Tin Man, Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion, Margaret Hamilton as The Wicked Witch of the East, Billie Burke as The Good Witch of the North, Frank Morgan as The Wizard of Oz, Terry as Toto

DIRECTOR: Victor Fleming (King Vidor also directed some scenes)

SONGS: Over The Rainbow, We're Off To See The Wizard, If I Only Had A Brain, If I Only Had A Heart, If I Only Had The Nerve, We Welcome You To Munchkinland, The Merry Old Land Of Oz, If I Were King Of The Forest

PLOT: Dorothy is unhappy with life on her Kansas farm and dreams of going somewhere over the rainbow. A tornado takes Dorothy and her dog, Toto, to Munchkinland where she meets the Good Witch of the North and is given a pair of ruby slippers. To get back home Dorothy must travel down the yellow brick road and find the mysterious Wizard of Oz. On her journey she meets a scarecrow, a tin man, and a cowardly lion. They help Dorothy get to Oz and protect her from the Wicked Witch of the West.

 

A publicity photo of Judy Garland and Terry

NOTES

- It is based on the book by L. Frank Baum

- The costumes were designed by Adrian

- W.C. Fields and Ed Wynn were offered the role of The Wizard of Oz

- Buddy Ebsen was originally cast as The Tin Man but he was replaced by Jack Haley because he was allergic to the make-up

- It was one of the top-grossing movies of 1939

- It won two Academy Awards (Best Original Score, Best Original Song)

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